Beating The King's Indian And Grunfeld

The author recommends two systems against both the King's Indian and Grunfeld which he believes offer White winning chances and which are both relatively unexplored. Against the King's Indian he goes for the Martz Variation (1.d4,Nf6; 2.c4,g6; 3.Nc3,Bg7; 4.e4,d6; 5.Be2,0-0; 6.f4,c5; 7.Nf3,cxd4; 8.Nxd4) and the Liz Variation (1.d4,Nf6; 2.c4,g6; 3.Nc3,Bg7; 4.e4,d6; 5.f4,0-0; 6.Nf3,c5; 7.d5,e6; 8.Be2,exd5; 9.exd5). He also includes chapters on the various methods of avoiding the main line available to both White and Black.

Against the Grunfeld Taylor opts for the Knezevic Variation (1.d4,Nf6; 2.c4,g6; 3.Nc3,d5; 4.e3,Bg7; 5.Qb3) and the Keres Variation (1.d4,Nf6; 2.c4,g6; 3.Nc3,d5; 4.Nf3,Bg7; 5.e3,0-0; 6cxd5,Nxd5; 7.Bc4), again including chapters on what to do if the main lines are avoided.

Theory in both openings is illustrated by complete, annotated games with plenty of text explanation. There are 33 games in the King's Indian and 20 in the Grunfeld.

I.M. Timothy Taylor is a former winner of the U.S. Open and author of the popular "Bird's Opening".